# Adding a detail bit width

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150 "2021-04-01T11:22:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![John18](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/john18/32/74740_2.png) [@John18](https://community.inventables.com/u/John18)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150/1 "2021-04-01T11:22:30Z")

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I’m using a 15’ V bit, that’s not in the selections of V bits so I have to add it. I add the angle at 15’ but I also have to put in the width.

What width? Width at the tip, at the shank, at the point of how deep I’ll be cutting? What do I put in here?

Thanks  
John

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**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150/2 "2021-04-01T11:57:04Z")

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I believe that would be the widest part of the cutter.

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**Author:** ![John18](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/john18/32/74740_2.png) [@John18](https://community.inventables.com/u/John18)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150/3 "2021-04-01T12:40:59Z")

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So on this bit it goes from a sharp point to the shank, the shank is 1/8" so I would put in 0.125. I guess that makes sense as it should then know how wide it is a different depth. I believe it was set at 0.125

Thanks

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**Author:** ![WayneHall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/waynehall/32/84646_2.png) [@WayneHall](https://community.inventables.com/u/WayneHall)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150/4 "2021-04-01T12:59:42Z")

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You need to measure across the top of the v at the widest spot.

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**Author:** ![John18](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/john18/32/74740_2.png) [@John18](https://community.inventables.com/u/John18)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/adding-a-detail-bit-width/116150/5 "2021-04-01T13:02:33Z")

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I don’t have the bit with me now but I think it went right to the shank size but I’ll confirm that in the morning

thanks again